DUG’s Garden Leader Sessions are open to all current and future Garden Leaders and Steering Committee Members to learn more about Garden Leadership, engage in peer-to-peer brainstorming, and to have your voice heard. We encourage you to attend at least one session of each format.
Please note that all Garden Leaders are expected to attend at least one of the “All Things GL” training sessions to receive the must know information for the 2025 season. A virtual option is available, and if you cannot attend any of the three times, the recording will be shared with you. Please reach out to gardens@dug.org with any questions.
There is no cost associated with these sessions.
What is what?
Advisory Roundtables give DUG Staff a chance to bring big questions, potential changes, and new ideas to the site leaders to receive feedback, questions, and ideas. The goal of these sessions is to ensure Garden Leaders have a seat at the table and the opportunity to have their voices heard. These Roundtable sessions will be held during the "off-season" from November through March, aligning with DUG’s annual planning process.
The Garden Leader Training Series is an 8-month training series comprising ten (10) topic based trainings throughout the gardening season. Each session will include forty minutes of presentation style training followed by an hour of collaborative brainstorming specific to your garden with other garden leaders and DUG staff (just like the 2024 meetups!). The goal of these sessions is to get Garden Leaders who have similar focus areas in their respective gardens into the same room, and to take trainings one step further than just the administrative duties!
DUG Town Hall is a quarterly opportunity to come and share whatever is on your mind. Town Halls are open to anyone: Garden Leaders, Gardeners, Tree Keepers, Neighbors, Community Partners. Ask questions, offer feedback, share an issue happening in your garden, etc. Light breakfast will be provided. Depending on attendance, Town Halls may take the format of “office hours” where conversations are held 1:1.